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- Title: Mattox v. North Carolina
- Author : Court of Appeals of North Carolina No. 7426SC40
- Release Date : January 05, 1974
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 53 KB
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It is well founded that a sovereign State may be sued by a private individual only when the State has given permission to do so. Ferrell v. Highway Commission, 252 N.C. 830, 115 S.E.2d 34 (1960); Smith v. Hefner, 235 N.C. 1, 68 S.E.2d 783 (1952); Shipyard, Inc. v. Highway Comm., 6 N.C. App. 649, 171 S.E.2d 222 (1969). The plaintiffs acquired the right to sue the State in their first action pursuant to G.S. 41-10.1. They allege that this statute allows them to sue the State here for the fair rental value of the property. G.S. 41-10.1 provides: